[Abolish TIFs petition statement] [Sign People’s COVID19 Petition] [Full text of the People’s COVID19 Response demands] [CivicLab home]
“This is a long-overdue reform needed for our city — and others” – Don Rose, long time social justice champion
Watch our video making the case for the ABOLITION of TIFs…
DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY OF “ELIMINATE TIFS – RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT” BOOK
Please click to download our book which lays out the arguments for abolishing TIFs and establishing a Right To Development. You will be asked to input your email and then you will be taken to a download page. There is no charge but we would like to request a free-will offering of $10 to help cover our expenses. Thanks!
DOWNLOAD YOUR OWN “ACTION KIT” WITH HARD COPY OF THE PETITION…
Action-Kit- Sign the online petition to support the People’s COVID19 Response demands. You can share the URL: tinyurl.com/Peoples-COVID-Response-Demands
- Sign our online petition to abolish TIFs and share the link widely! You can also share the URL: endtifsnow.org
- SIGN UP TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN THIS CAMPAIGN @ https://tinyurl.com/TEP-sign-up
- Call [312-744-3334] and email Mayor Lightfoot [lori.lightfoot@cityofchicago.org] and CALL your alderman. Click here to find out who your alderman is. Click here to find the contact information for all Chicago aldermen. PLEASE COPY INFO@CIVICLAB.US ON ALL YOUR OUTREACH.
- Contact Maurice Cox, the Commissioner of Planning & Development at 312-744-4190.
- Contact Alderman Scott Waguespack (32), Chairman of the Finance Committee at 312-248-1330, info@ward32.org.
- Contact Alderman Gilbert Villegas (36), Chairman of the Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development at 773-745-4636, ward36@cityofchicago.org.
- If you are a member of any business, church or civic organization – ask the organization to ENDORSE this campaign. Email us at info@civiclab.us and we will work together!
- Donate to the CivicLab (we are a 501 3 c tax exempt organization) to support this campaign
- Purchase a copy of “Chicago Is Not Broke” ($15+tax/shipping)
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- Read CivicLab President Jonathan Peck’s statement
- Read CivicLab VP & Co-Founder Tom Tresser’s op-ed in Crain’s
- Get a briefing on how TIFs work at our TIF Illumination Project web site
- Download front page story from Skyline Press (4/28/20)
Download coverage of campaign and Gazette Chicago editorial endorsement!
